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Tae-Bo Workout - Instructional and Basic
List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $11.98
VHS Tape - 29 December, 1998
Ventura Distribution
NR (Not Rated)
Availability: Special Order
Cast: Billy Blanks
Number of Media: 2
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| VHS Tape Description Billed as the "future of fitness" and hawked by numerous celebrities, Billy Blanks's Tae-Bo actually deserves much of the hype it's receiving. A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy. One of the best elements of this two-tape set is that the first tape (which is 40 minutes long), Tae-Bo: Instructional, lays out the movements you need to successfully complete a workout. Once you've mastered the steps, you won't have to fast-forward through half the tape to get to the workout, nor will your workout be slowed down by the repeated lessons. After you feel comfortable with the movements (and they're really quite easy to follow; nothing too complicated to trip you up), you're ready to move on to Tae-Bo: Basics, a 27-minute workout (5 minutes of warm-up, 18 minutes of Tae-Bo, and 4 minutes of cool-down) that will have your heart pounding and your body sweating. The only downside to this tape is the less-than-exciting music. Blanks, a seven-time World Martial Arts champion, is a superb instructor, providing encouragement and careful instruction (if you don't know by the end of the tape to hold in your stomach, that's no one's fault but your own). Not only is Tae-Bo great exercise for all levels, but the punches and kicks are wonderful for working out stress and aggression. This is the aerobics exercise video for people who are bored by aerobics. --Jenny Brown |
| Reviews from Customers
Good for a while Like any exercise tape this will get old as you increase your strength. I enjoyed it when first starting kickboxing but now it is not hard enough. If you want to get into kickboxing I would recommend this Basic tape but if you can get it without having to buy the Instructional do that (try to borrow that as you won't use it long). The workout is about the right length for a beginner (27 minutes). One thing that really bothers me is Billys odd, revealing and embarrassing outfit. Overall a dated but good workout that got me addicted to aerobics. I would also recommend Tae Bo Cardio Circuit 2 which is an hour but very low key and more instructional in a newer (and better cuing) style.
Great This is the first workout video I've ever done, besides 8-minutes abs (very good by the way). This is only the basic video and it really gets you going. I had never done taebo before but now I love it and I just ordered the Advanced video. The music is cheesy but what would a work out video be with out the cheesy music. Billy is a good and motivating coach and now I can recommend taebo to anyone! It's a great fun way to get in shape!
I lost weight and I have back problems Tae Bo works. IF you do it. And Billy Blanks makes it enjoyable, and gives you little pep talks too.
I've had back problems since 1992, and I'm fairly young, but 12 years later, I still have re-occuring back issues that occasionally temporarily disable me to the point that I have trouble moving around. I gain a lot of weight during these short periods, and a combination of Slim Fast, a temporary elimination of take-out, and Tae Bo, takes it right off.
The instrutional video is good - any time the people in the video are sweating as much as you are, it's a good sign. But I have to take a star off from Billy for bundling this as a legitimate exercise tape - the instructional doesn't have a real work out. You need the instructional, sure, but you're better off buying a four pack that includes the instructional, the 8 minute, the basic and the advanced. You'll barely use the initial video - though I think it could be used effectively as a teaser to get people to buy.
Once you see how easy it can be, and how fast the weight can come off if you use the video properly, you'd buy it based on the instructional alone. |
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